[Short track speed skating] From academic master to Winter Olympic champion

Seeing that he fell down, Director Li next to him hurried up to him and said, "Are you all right?"

Gu Ran waved her hand, not sure if it meant she was fine or speechless.

Sweat trickled down his forehead, his face was flushed from strenuous exercise, and he was panting heavily with his hands resting on the plastic track.

Director Li squatted down and looked at him worriedly: "Can you still hold on?"

Gu Ran wiped the sweat that was about to drip from her chin with the back of her hand: "Let me... take it easy."

"Hey..." Director Li glanced at the stopwatch, "It's been 17 minutes now, you definitely won't be able to finish the run within the stipulated time."

Gu Ran closed his eyes, he was a little nauseous now, his stomach was overwhelmed, the strong feeling of vomiting made him extremely uncomfortable.

Director Li saw his tragic situation, felt a little unbearable, hesitated, and said, "To tell you the truth, running 20 meters in 5000 minutes, unless you are a professional long-distance runner, otherwise, in the It is very difficult for anyone in our sports academy to meet the standard."

"However, all sports will have a 3000-meter test. Even so, your score is still a long way from reaching the standard."

Gu Ran nodded: "I know."

So what can he do?Stop running, stop practicing, go home and be his top student.He is still a man of the school, praised by his teachers and loved by his classmates.

But he was not born to retreat in spite of difficulties.

Gu Ran stretched her arms, stood up from the runway, and looked forward firmly: "Continue!"

"If you rest for a while, you won't be able to finish anyway. When Director Xu asks, I will give you a little less time."

"No need." Gu Ran continued to run forward with heavy steps.

In this way, I don't know how long I ran, 12 and a half laps finally came to an end.

Director Li pinched the stopwatch, just ran over, and wanted to tell him not to stop, it would be bad for the cardiopulmonary function, and to jog for a while.

But before he got close to Gu Ran, he saw Gu Ran bend down, open his mouth and vomit all over the floor.

This is due to the irritation of the throat caused by gasping for breath after strenuous exercise, which is very common.

Gu Ran wiped her mouth casually: "Director Li, what is my grade?"

Director Li pulled him to continue jogging: "You ran for half an hour, I will tell Director Xu about 25 minutes later."

Gu Ran waved her hand: "No, just tell the truth."

Xu Qing is not stupid, he knows exactly what kind of physical fitness Gu Ran has, even if he doesn't stand by and watch, he can still estimate that it is almost inseparable. If you lie to him, you are asking for your own death, and maybe it will hurt this kind-hearted person Nice director Lee.

Gu Ran vomited up her breakfast and went back to the dormitory to get a broom to clean up the runway.

However, the morning training is not over yet.

Next, Gu Ran had a set of push-ups, a set of sit-ups and a set of back muscles.

After finishing all the physical exercises, it's time for lunch.

Director Li patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go, eat more at noon today."

Gu Ran was tired and hungry, but had no appetite.Now I just want to lie down on the spot and have a good rest.

He hesitated for a while, and was about to politely refuse, but Director Li couldn't help but drag him towards the cafeteria: "There is special training in the afternoon, so you can't eat."

At the entrance of the cafeteria, Gu Ran ran into his three roommates.Zheng Wenkang owed his hand, and pinched his face when he came up: "What's the matter, why are you so sluggish?"

Gao Ziyi looked at him worriedly: "It seems that the spirit is not very good, is there something uncomfortable?"

Gu Ran leaned on him as if she had no bones: "Brother, I just ran a 5000-meter run. I also did a set of push-ups, a set of sit-ups, and a set of back muscles."

"5000 meters!" Wu Kaize exclaimed, "My God, are you going to practice marathon instead?"

"Director Xu asked me to run, and set a time for me. I must finish the run in 20 minutes."

Gao Ziyi put his arms around Gu Ran's back and asked him to put his whole body weight on himself: "We usually only test 3000 meters, 14 points pass, 12 minutes 20 seconds excellent."

Zheng Wenkang looked him up and down: "Then you must have not finished."

Gao Ziyi supported him and walked forward: "You practice short distances, relying on explosive power, it's normal if you can't finish."

Gu Ran gave him an aggrieved look: "I feel like my legs don't even belong to me now."

"It's okay." Gao Ziyi patted his head and comforted him, "Run for a few more days, and you'll get used to it."

Gu Ran: "!!!"

One day is going to kill him, who can stand it and run for a few more days.

"Brother, you can't comfort me."

Gao Ziyi smiled gently: "3000 meters can comprehensively improve the comprehensive ability. If you can finish it easily, it means that your body is in good condition, and it will be much easier to engage in other sports. Director Xu added it to 5000 meters for you through high-intensity physical fitness. Training, strengthen your endurance in a short time."

Zheng Wenkang and Wu Kaize supported him from left to right, and took him to find a table nearby to sit down.

Gao Ziyi helped him to make lunch. Today he had chicken legs, and he specially made an extra one for Gu Ran.

When Gu Ran just finished training, she didn't have much appetite, but now she felt really hungry when she saw the delicious food. After eating, she went back to take a nap.

It was two o'clock in this sleep, and Gu Ran was almost dragged from the bed by Gao Ziyi.

"Brother, I feel like I'm about to fall apart."

"Today is a special training, about 1 hour and 40 minutes, not particularly hard, just gritted your teeth and passed."

Gu Ran felt that the time hadn't passed by gritting his teeth, but that he was about to pass.

Only then did Gu Ran realize that compared to this, the physical fitness test before was nothing at all.

Now is the real test, he is almost supported by ideas.Roughly speaking, today's training volume can catch up with his previous week's exercise volume.

The last item - cloth belt in situ traction, this is a cornering technique training on land.The players tie a belt around their waists, support on one leg, lean their body to the left, step on the ice with the supporting leg, and retract the floating leg.A set of 30.

This is Gu Ran's strength. His body balance is very good, and his center of gravity is well controlled. There is no trace of shaking in his upper body.

It can be said that his movements are more standard and stable than some veteran players of the provincial team.

However, this is limited to less than ten. If more than ten, he will be a little physically exhausted and unable to control his center of gravity.

Xu Qing stood aside, staring at him intently: "If you are so foolish, I will give you another 30."

Gu Ran: "..."

The sportswear on his body is already soaked. Although this training is not a strenuous exercise, it is a test of core strength. After doing 30, it can be quite exhausting.

At this time, Gu Ran unexpectedly thought that yesterday Xu Qing said that he was easy to get along with. Could this be what he meant by being easy to get along with?

After finishing 30, Gu Ran couldn't hold on any longer, and collapsed on the wooden floor, gasping for breath like a collapse.

Xu Qing looked at him condescendingly: "I forgot to ask you, did you finish the 5000 meters in 20 minutes?"

Gu Ran said truthfully, "No."

"Then continue tomorrow."

Gu Ran said, "I won't be able to finish running tomorrow."

"It doesn't matter, we have plenty of time, when to finish running, when to count."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left. Gu Ran rolled his eyes at his back, but the other party turned around unexpectedly: "By the way, I forgot to inform you. I will wait for you at the skating hall at seven o'clock tonight."

"..."

There is no training tonight, and the teammates have to go to the classroom, and a teacher will give them make-up lessons.

After sitting down for a while after dinner, Gu Ran put on his equipment and headed to the skating hall.

At the beginning of March, it is still a little cool after nightfall.Today's wind is very strong, and the face is like a sharp knife across the skin, dry and cold.

Gu Ran suddenly remembered what his mother had told him before - the road of sports is not a shortcut in life, but more rugged and difficult.

"You can obviously take the smooth and smooth road, why do you choose the most difficult road?"

Gu Ran couldn't say why, but he just wanted to take a walk and give it a try.

He thought that there were other people training in the skating hall, but after changing his clothes and entering the ice rink, he realized that there was only Xu Qing inside.

Xu Qing glanced at the time: "Yes, you are quite punctual."

Gu Ran looked around: "Is it just me?"

"Otherwise? I invite two people to come and accompany you?"

Gu Ran put on the helmet and goggles: "No need."

"15 laps of technical skating, let's start."

Technical skating is to slow down the speed and let the athletes make their posture as standard as possible.

This is not a labor-intensive job, with Gu Ran's remaining physical strength, he can barely support it.

But what followed was mental devastation——Xu Qing criticized his technique for nothing, starting, straight road, corner, sprint... There were problems everywhere.

Xu Qing still maintained his concise and concise style. The technical director only said once, and then asked Gu Ran to continue skating.

Fortunately, Gu Ran has a smart mind and strong comprehension ability, and the problems he pointed out can be corrected in time, otherwise, he would not dare to ask a second time.

In this way, Gu Ran maintained a week of high-intensity physical training in the morning, special training in the afternoon, and technique in the evening.

On the first day and the second day, he didn't know how he survived.

After running 5000 meters every day, I vomited once. Later, I simply ate less in the morning, and gradually got used to it.

The most difficult days were the third and fourth days, when a large amount of lactic acid accumulated in the muscles, which made him feel like he was being tortured every time he took a step.

When Xu Mei received a call at night, his mother's gentle words of concern made his eyes sore and he almost shed tears.

He has been a pampered child since he was a child. He grew up under the careful care of his parents, and he has never suffered such hardship.

Despite this, he still did not confide half of the word "bitterness" to his parents.

He thought, if he said that it was too hard and he didn't want to practice anymore, his father would definitely appear at the door of the dormitory as soon as he opened his eyes tomorrow morning, saying that he would take him home.

But he just didn't want to admit it. Even if he didn't want to practice anymore, it was because he didn't think the sport was a challenge, not because he couldn't persevere because the training was too hard.

A week later, Xu Qing finally stopped his physical training and started to train him on the ice with his teammates.

Gao Ziyi asked him: "Do you feel that you are different from before?"

Gu Ran shook her head: "The exhaustion that lingers every day is no different."

Gao Ziyi patted his head: "You can feel it during the game."

There are two weeks left before the Qingdao station, the second stop of the National Youth Short Track Speed ​​Skating U Series.

In addition to the 500-meter race this time, Xu Qing also reported to Gu Ran for the 1000-meter and relay races.

This is a new challenge for Gu Ran. The 500-meter race relies on pure explosive power, while the 1000-meter race requires a combination of explosive power and endurance.

Xu Qing is training him in this area in a targeted manner. The time is short, and he just takes advantage of this competition to see the effect.

Gu Ran herself is also very much looking forward to the changes in this competition.

Last time, he and Chi Lang only fought twice in the 500-meter semi-final and final. Although he won the championship in the end, the gap between the two was less than 0.01 seconds, which was almost invisible to the naked eye. There was more or less luck .

This time is different, he can compete with Chi Lang in three projects, he is very excited just thinking about it.

The day before departure for Qingdao, Chi Lang sent him a WeChat message.

Chi Dali: "You also applied for the 1000-meter race?"

Limit [surprised]: "How do you know?"

Chi Dali [rolling eyes]: "You can download the game schedule from the official website, don't you know?"

Limit [shows teeth]: "Now I know."

Chi Dali: "I will definitely win the 500-meter gold medal this time. Don't even think about the 1000-meter gold medal."

Gu Ran threw him a panda emoticon pack, which said: "Let the horse come here."

Chi Dali: "There is also a relay race. If I remember correctly, you were last."

Limit: "That's because there is no me."

Chi Dali: "It will be embarrassing if you can't even make it to the final."

The short-track speed skating relay is very different from track and field and swimming. It not only tests the individual strength and mutual cooperation of the four players, but more importantly, the tactical arrangement is also very important. People race left and right.

In this regard, Gu Ran did not have the confidence to talk harshly to Chi Lang.However, in the competition, he will try his best to strive for a better ranking.

This time participating in the competition, Gu Ran's mentality is completely different from last time.

For the first competition, he was completely new, curious and looking forward to it.There is no idea about the strength of the opponent and what kind of results can enter which stage of the game.

He didn't know how far he could go, so he could only start from the preliminaries and observe his opponent bit by bit.

This time is different. With the experience of last time, he at least knows that he has the strength to compete for the championship in the 500-meter event, and he has a good idea of ​​the general level of the opponent.

Including the 1000-meter race that he will participate in, based on his previous test results in training, there is no problem in entering the semi-finals. Whether he can enter the finals and the final ranking will depend on his performance on the spot.

The competition this time is different from the last one. The first race is 1500 meters, then the 1000 meters, and finally the 500 meters.

When Gu Ran saw the schedule, it was as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his head. Half of the excitement before the game was lost.